Phaethon 

The son of Helios, the sun god.

Phaethon seeks assurance that his mother, Clymene, is telling the truth that his father is the sun god Helios. When Phaethon obtains his father's promise to drive the sun chariot as proof, he fails to control it and the Earth is in danger of burning up when Phaeton is killed by a thunderbolt from Zeus to prevent further disaster. The name "Phaëton" means the "shining” is also an epithet of Clymenus by Merope or Clymene and Lucifer the Morning Star Venus.

Phaethon by ♫ Highway to Hell ♫ August 4, 2010

VOLKSWAGEN Phaeton 

An unusually named, Audi A8 based, high-class luxury Volkswagen. Came with a choice of outrageously powerful engines, a super strong frame, great handling, and first-rate engineering and materials. Comfort was beyond superb. The Phaeton never sold well, because when rich snobs buy their $70,000 sedans, they want a name to go with it. The Phaeton was a great car, but was too similar to its Audi cousin and therefore was outsold. It will be returning for 2016, thankfully.

"Hey, is that a Volkswagen Phaeton you have?"

"Yeah. I got it for $15,000, and it's got more power than half the cars on the market today. Boy do I love undesirable gems like this!"

VOLKSWAGEN Phaeton by TheCarFanatic November 28, 2014

Phaetonism 

A Word that the creator of this definition created because he needed a way to describe his artwork and because he’s a shitheel furry who thinks he’s funny

Someone: Hey, your art sucks, you dumbass furry
Phaeton: Well, that’s what Phaetonism is, dude
Someone: Lmfao who cares
Phaeton: exactly

Phaetonism by Phaeton Hylton April 7, 2021

Phaethonmaxxing

The act of driving with reckless overconfidence, poor judgment, or chaotic incompetence—often while believing you’re far more skilled than you actually are. Inspired by Phaethon from Greek mythology, who disastrously tried to drive the sun chariot and nearly burned the world, phaethonmaxxing describes someone whose driving is so erratic, oblivious, or catastrophically bad that it becomes its own exaggerated persona.

Used similarly to jestermaxxing, but instead of clowning socially, the person is unintentionally performing a “cosmic disaster” routine behind the wheel.

Bro cut across three lanes with no signal and almost hit a cop car. He’s full-on phaethonmaxxing today.

These Tesla drivers going 68 in the left lane are all phaethonmaxxers.

Phaethonmaxxing by KanraStar August 11, 2026

Phaeton 

An Indonesian fungus brought by Columbus' soldiers from America (comes from a Russian movie, "Cocky the running doctor")

What does Phaeton give?! It slays the consciousness!

Phaeton by IrtaMan April 29, 2020

Phaeton 

Yours truly and the only person who looks up themself on every search engine to see if their famous

Damm phaeton really is a egocentric person

Phaeton by Phaeton Michael Fischer April 4, 2022